Overview
- The DRC's National Public Health Institute reported on Sunday that confirmed cases have risen to about 4,945 and deaths to 2,325, surpassing the 2018–2020 toll.
- The epidemic has expanded into a sixth province and roughly 55 health zones, with Ituri remaining the epicenter and new clusters reported in Bas‑Uele and other remote areas.
- The case fatality ratio has climbed to roughly 46 percent because many patients are found late or die in their communities, which has left contact tracing incomplete and hidden transmission chains.
- There are no approved vaccines or treatments for the Bundibugyo virus, and only a small number of experimental vaccines and therapies are now being evaluated with results expected in months.
- Response teams face severe strain from insecurity, displacement and weak health services, which is filling treatment beds, infecting health workers and risking neglect of measles and cholera care unless scale and community surveillance are quickly increased.